Obituaries
Shirley J. Habecker
Feb 25, 2025
Shirley J. Habecker, 83, of Gretna Springs, Manheim, died peacefully, Tuesday February 25, 2025 at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown. She was the widow of Ronald E. Habecker who died in 2017. Born in Manheim Township, she was the daughter of the late David I. and Helen B. (Kulmer) Dickel.
Shirley enjoyed spending time over many years at family cabins in Tioga and...
Earl B. Zimmerman
Feb 24, 2025
Earl B. Zimmerman, 87, formerly of Mount Joy, died unexpectedly, Monday, February 24, 2025 at Landis Home, Lititz, where he was residing. He was the widower of the late JoAnn (Hess) Zimmerman who died in 2022. Born in Lititz he was the son of the late Harry and Grace (Bucher) Zimmerman. Earl was retired from Lancaster Malleable Castings...
Helen M. Herr
Feb 24, 2025
Helen M. Herr, 90, of Manheim died peacefully on Monday, February 24, 2025 at Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital. She was born in Johnson City, Tennessee to the late Talyor and Bessie (Mosley) Whittemore. She was the widow of J. Robert Herr.
She and her husband owned their own toy business and sold them at Roots and Green Dragon and later became...
James Frank Bortner
Feb 24, 2025
James Frank Bortner, 83, of Mount Joy, died peacefully, Monday, February 24, 2025 at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. He was the widow of Nancy L. Bortner who died in 2016.Born in Middletown he was the son of the late Mervin D. and Grace (Keim) Bortner. He was retired from the former Agway Distribution Center, Elizabethtown. His hobbies included...
Elizabeth R. "Betty" Mumma
Feb 22, 2025
Elizabeth R. “Betty” Mumma, 81, of Lancaster, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, February 22, 2025 at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. Betty was born and raised in Guatemala, Central America. She was mentored under the Central American Missions and began serving the Lord as a sacred soloist and recording artist for the TGNA...
Wayne K. Callahan
Feb 22, 2025
Wayne K. Callahan, 71, of Manheim, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, February 22, 2025. He was born in Lewistown, PA to the late Kenneth and Margaret (Goodwin) Callahan. Wayne was the loving husband of Jenese (Watson) Callahan, with whom he shared 48 years of marriage.
Wayne was a 1971 graduate of Kishacoquillas High School. He...
Mary Kathryn Hernley
Feb 21, 2025
Mary Kathryn Hernley, (The Flower Lady), 89, of Manheim went home to be with her Lord on Friday, February 21, 2025 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Lititz, she was the daughter of the late Elam and Susan Graybill Sensenich. She was the loving wife of Peter A. Hernley and they observed their 69th wedding anniversary in...
Bethany A. McMullen
Feb 19, 2025
Bethany A. McMullen, 68, of Willow Street, loving wife, mother, and sister, died peacefully on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 as a result of Alzheimer related conditions.
Born in Star Lake, NY, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Muriel Stockton VanGelder, and the step daughter of Goodwin Gardner of Canton, New York. Bethany was the wife of Gerard M....
David L. Miller
Feb 18, 2025
David L. Miller 77, of Mertztown, and formerly of Lancaster County, died peacefully on Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at Cedar Crest Post Acute, Allentown. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Elva Longenecker Miller of Lititz, and the late Ernest Miller. David was a Pastor in the Church of the Brethren, serving in churches throughout Eastern and Central Pennsylvania....
Paul E. "Shirky" Shirk
Feb 18, 2025
Paul E. “Shirky” Shirk, 73, of Manheim passed away on Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at UPMC, Lititz. Born in Lititz, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary Strohm Shirk. He was the loving husband of Dana Ringler Shirk and they would have observed their 16th wedding anniversary next month. Shirky was a driver for the Manheim Auto...
Marjorie C. Lovett
Feb 17, 2025
Marjorie C Lovett passed away peacefully at Luther Acres, Monday, February 17th, 2025 at 97 years of age. She was known for her creative talents and kindness to everyone. Her glass was always half full. Marjorie had multiple careers, starting as a Concert Pianist, then becoming a Reference Librarian, & eventually taking up painting which she passionately continued until her...
Judith A. Kiehl
Feb 16, 2025
Judith A. Kiehl, 82, of Ephrata, entered into eternal life on Sunday, February 16, 2025 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Rapho Township, she was the only daughter of the late George and Arline (Geib) Diffenderfer. She graduated from Manheim Central HS in 1960 and her first job was grading eggs as an egg candler, and later...
Ann W. Plogman
Feb 15, 2025
Ann W. Plogman, 102, of Mount Joy, PA, passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2025 at Lancaster General Hospital in Lancaster, PA. Born Anna Alice Wimmer in Glen Burnie, MD, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary Anna Velenosky. She was the loving wife of 64 years to the late William V. “Bill” Plogman, Sr., who passed...
Stella M. Steffy
Feb 15, 2025
Stella M. Steffy, 90, of Manheim, died on Saturday, February 15, 2025 at home. Born in Lititz, on August 13, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Ella Mae (Heagy) Rhoads. She was the wife of the late Robert R. Steffy and the late Roy F. Steffy.
Stella was a homemaker. She loved going to the beach and...
Mary Jean Frey
Feb 15, 2025
Mary Jean Frey, 100, of Manheim, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 15, 2025 at Pleasant View Communities, Manheim. She was born in Lancaster on January 19, 1925, the daughter of the late Clarence M. and Mary Fink Graham. She was the loving wife of the late Norman L. Frey for 47 years, until his death in 1993.
Mary Jean graduated...
Lois M. Hoffer
Feb 14, 2025
Lois M. Hoffer, 95, of Ephrata, and formerly of Mount Gretna, and Manheim; died peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Friday, February 14, 2025. Born in Lancaster County, she was the daughter of the late Reuben and Gertrude Kraybill Miller. Lois was the loving wife of the late J. Kenneth Hoffer who died in April 2015...
Dolores Jane Groff
Feb 13, 2025
Dolores Jane Booth Groff, 95, formerly of Elm, passed away on Thursday, February 13, 2025 at Keystone Villa, Ephrata. She had been in memory care since early 2020. Born in Ephrata she was the daughter of the late, William and Mabel (Riley) Booth. Dolores was the loving wife of the late Robert L. Groff who died in 2020, and with...
Lorene G. Smeltzer
Feb 11, 2025
Lorene G. Smeltzer, 77, died surrounded by family on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, after an acute respiratory illness.
Born September 11, 1947 in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Isaac M. Brubaker and Ruth J. Royer. The 4th of 6 children, she is survived by 2 sisters, Ann Johnson, of Austin, TX, and Karen Minnich, of Lititz, PA.
Lorene was...
Norman L. "Norm" Deck
Feb 10, 2025
Norman L. “Norm” Deck, 56, of Manheim died unexpectedly at home on Monday, February 10, 2025. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Reba B. Pierce Deck of Manheim and the late Leon L. Deck. Norm worked as a custodian for the Manheim Central School District as well as other facilities.
Surviving in addition to his mother are three children,...
Rollin E. "Ron" Ream
Feb 8, 2025
Rollin E. "Ron" Ream, 77, of Manheim passed away at home, on Saturday, February 8, 2025. Born in York, he was the son of the late, Nelson and Phyllis Bookmyer Ream. He was the loving husband of Sandra Eisele Ream. Ron retired as an insurance agent with American General. He was previously with Metropolitan Life and Baltimore Life Insurance Company....
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Manheim
Aaron S. Abbott, Supervisor
Lititz
Theodore J. Beck, Supervisor
Mount Joy
Paul L. Gardner, Supervisor